Inverness, Scotland
Clava Cairns
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
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Inverness, Scotland
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Mungasdale, Scotland
Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.
Lairg, Scotland
This man-made waterfall was designed to help improve access for spawning salmon.
Golspie, Scotland
A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Stenness, Scotland
The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
York, England
In 1190 one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place in a wooden tower which previously occupied this site in York.
York, England
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
York, England
A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.
York, England
The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.
York, England
This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
York, England
Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.
York, England
This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
York, England
This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.
York, England
A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.